Games, Marasco: ‘Insufficient measures to combat online illegality’

” The existing counter measures are insufficient in the current condition ”. This was reported by Moreno Marasco, president of Logico, the League of online gaming channel operators, speaking of the illegal gaming offer available on the internet. ” Think for example – says Adnkronos – about the prevention of match-fixing. The monitored betting flow completely escapes what transits on illegal online operators. The Monopoly and Customs Agency can only obscure illegal sites in a way that can be easily circumvented by the user even unconsciously ”. Illegal gaming underlines “ does not allow the consumer to be protected because illegal operators are not subject to Italian legislation which, among other things, is the most advanced from the point of view of safeguards against gambling, money laundering and child play ”. ” The legal online circuit provides for numerous safeguards including self-limitation from gambling, both economic and of duration, and self-suspension which therefore prevent compulsive behavior by customers ”. ” In any case – he explains to Adnkronos – the main tool is that of identifying the customer, which allows for the elimination of child gaming ”. ” At the moment, the online gaming sector is awaiting the publication of the tender for the award of new concessions for a duration of 9 years. This tender provides for an important reduction in the number of dealers, over half, and therefore also an important reduction in the offer, so it can be said that it is not in line with the market but not even at a European level, also because it provides for the mechanism based on auction rather than fixed price. ” The cut in concessions by more than 50% – underlines Adnkronos – will lead to repositioning by the companies and obviously the exit of some of these from the Italian market and then decide to operate as they see fit. ” The issuing of the call for tenders, as stated several times by the director general of the Minenna customs and monopoly agency, should be preceded by a reorganization of the sector ”. ” Reorganization – states the president of Logico – also to ensure that the companies that commit themselves to their investment plans for almost ten years do not undergo a change in the rules of the game after the award of the concessions ”. “The boom did not happen because dealers are unable to compete with the illegal offer, since the ban on advertising was introduced with the dignity decree, dealers have seen the illegal competition pass through the rearview mirror.”